Christmas has been saved in a town on the Shropshire and Powys border after business leaders and councillors chipped in to ensure Christmas lights and decorations will again be on show.

A number of youths have been arrested following a spate of vandalism in a Mid Wales town.

Residents of vandal-hit Knighton – where a recent wrecking spree will cost thousands of pounds to repair – are being urged to attend a meeting to help rid the town of anti- social behaviour.

Police today condemned the “wanton vandalism” which they claim has descended “like a blight” on a Mid Wales town.

A Mid Wales doctor has been suspended by the General Medical Council because of the potential risk she poses to patients.

A man was left with facial injuries after being attacked by a group of men on a night out in a Mid Wales town.

Hundreds of pounds worth of diesel has been stolen from a Mid Wales town in the fifth incident this year, police said today.

A teenager has been arrested in connection with anti-social behaviour in a town on the Shropshire and Mid Wales border just days after being given a written warning by the police.

Police today issued an appeal for witnesses after a serious attack on a man in a town on the Shropshire and Powys border.

Police in a Powys town have stepped up their crackdown on anti-social behaviour by serving notices on youngsters in the area who misbehave.

Former AFC Telford United and Shrewsbury Town footballer Glen Tolley has been jailed for 15 months for his part in a brawl in which a man’s jaw was broken.

Thousands of pounds worth of fuel has been stolen in a second raid on a heavy goods vehicle parked at a yard on the Shropshire and Mid Wales border.

A former Mid Wales vicar will appear in court later this month accused of sexual offences against children.

A round up of the week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

The director of a fridge recycling company on the Shropshire/Mid Wales border has been spared an immediate prison sentence after being found guilty of causing pollution to the environment and risking harm to human health.

A Mid Wales doctor accused of providing “inappropriate” treatment and being a risk to patients has appeared before the General Medical Council.

A round-up of Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures for the week ending April 4, 2010.

A former Church in Wales vicar from Powys has appeared before a court charged with serious sexual offences.

Three branches of the West Bromwich Building Society in Shropshire and Mid Wales are to close under plans which will see 80 jobs axed and 11 branches shut in total, it was revealed today.

A Mid Wales woman who was involved in a serious three-vehicle crash has died. The 81-year-old, who was from the Knighton area, has been named locally as Pam Ryder.

Shoppers in Shropshire and Mid Wales were today hitting high streets, shopping centres and supermarkets to snap up some last-minute stocking fillers despite the county being hit by its first real snow of the festive season.

Controversial plans to introduce parking charges on eight free car parks in Powys have been put on hold after thousands of residents objected.

A Shropshire supermarket today announced a £500,000 improvement scheme including on-site accommodation for staff. The project is at Harry Tuffins, in Craven Arms.

Reviewer’s rating *** My husband and I were delighted to find the Red Lion, right opposite the clock tower in the centre of the town, a perfect lunch spot after a lengthy ramble one Saturday.

Seven men have been charged with violent disorder in Knighton.

Traders say it was “just luck” that nobody was injured when a trailer carrying straw bales collided with scaffolding around a building in a Mid Wales town.

Investigations were continuing today into the death of a man who was electrocuted at a showground on the Powys border.

Star rating: *** Sophie Bignall discovers an excellent restaurant

A woman had to be cut out of a car by firefighters after two cars collided in a Mid Wales village.

An 87-year-old man died from massive internal injuries after his car was crushed between two lorries, an inquest heard.